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Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Hands On

Nokia World Event, held at Abu Dhabi was probably Nokia’s last event and the Finnish company couldn’t have said a better good-bye. The event had a lot of devices and the pick of them was Nokia’s first phablet – Lumia 1520. Nokia Lumia 1520 is also the first Windows Phone phablet, the first Windows Phone 8 smartphone to feature a quad-core processor and the first Windows Phone device to come with a 1080p display. We, at FoneArena, were present at Abu Dhabi for the event and were able to make a quick hands-on comparison video between the new Lumia 1520 and Galaxy S4 Zoom.

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You can check out the video right below.

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Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra Hands On

The final Nokia World event at Abu Dhabi was an eventful one for Windows Phone fans as Nokia finally introduced a phablet. Nokia Lumia 1520 will be known as the first Windows Phone phablet, the first Windows Phone 8 smartphone to feature a quad-core processor and the first Windows Phone device to come with a 1080p display. We bring you the hands-on comparison between Nokia’s first phablet and Sony’s first phablet- Xperia Z Ultra. Both the devices share some similarities despite being on completely different planets.

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You can find our quick hands-on comparison video between the Lumia 1520 and Xperia Z Ultra right below.

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Nokia Lumia 1520 vs HTC One Hands On

Among the many phones launched at the Nokia World event in Abu Dhabi, only one product was capable of being the flagship – Lumia 1520. Nokia Lumia 1520 is the first Windows Phone phablet, it is the first Windows Phone device with a 1080p display and the first Windows Phone 8 smartphone to feature a quad-core processor. We bring you a hands-on comparison with HTC’s current flagship – HTC One right from the event floor. HTC One was announced way back in February earlier this year and it continues to be one of the best looking Android smartphones. nokia-lumia-1520-vs-htc-one-2

Check out our quick hands-on comparison video between the Lumia 1520 and HTC One right below.

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Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 Hands On

Nokia’s Abu Dhabi event saw the launch of quite a few phones although the company is all set to be taken over by Microsoft. Among the various phones launched, the star of the show was Nokia Lumia 1520. It is the first in quite a few terms – first Windows phablet, first 1080p Windows Phone, first quad-core Windows phone and first PureView device with a 20MP sensor. Nokia had previously announced their Lumia 1020 back in June with a dual-core processor and a 41MP camera, but in a more compact form-factor.

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We bring you a quick hands-on between the two yellow-clad Lumias and you can check out the video right below.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Samsung was the first company to introduce a 5inch+ phablet and they started it off with their original Samsung Galaxy Note. Initially, the Samsung Galaxy Note was not well received by the critics, but soon the adoption of the big display device among the users made it a hit. Samsung followed up the success of the original Samsung Galaxy Note with the second version – Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Samsung Galaxy Note 2 was launched at IFA 2012 and went on to become one of the greatest hits for Samsung. After having given back to back successful Galaxy Note products, Samsung was expected to come up with another champion of a phablet at IFA 2013 and Samsung did not disappoint. Samsung announced the third iteration of their Note series at IFA 2013 in Berlin – Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Being the successor of a very successful Samsung Galaxy Note 2, the Galaxy Note 3 had a lot of promises to fulfill. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is an update over the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 in almost all the terms and lets check out if it is worth the upgrade.

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Lenovo A10 announced as the company’s first Android powered laptop

Lenovo announced its first Android powered laptop today – Lenovo A10. Lenovo A10 is targeted at being an affordable and ultra-portable laptop that runs on Android OS. The dual-mode laptop from Lenovo weighs less than a kilo-gram and is no more than 17.3mm thick. lenovo-a10 Continue reading “Lenovo A10 announced as the company’s first Android powered laptop”

Google expands availability of Chromecast app beyond US

Google announced their first streaming dongle – Google Chromecast, nearly three months back and it has been available only in the US since then. Finally, Google seems to be expanding Chromecast’s market as it has taken off the demographic restriction off for the Chromecast app in various places like UK, Canada and India.

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Micromax Canvas Turbo – What to expect?

Micromax Canvas 4 was the company’s last flagship phone and nearly four months have passed since it was launched. Recently, Micromax roped in Hugh Jackman as the brand ambassador for their Canvas series and by the ways have been heading, it looks like he will be promoting the Canvas Turbo first.

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Microsoft Remote Desktop app comes to iOS and Android

Recently, we brought you the information that Microsoft is planning to launch an app for Android and iOS devices that will let the users remotely control their Windows machines. Today, Microsoft went ahead and launched the app for Android and iOS. A lot of third-party applications were available for the same and now Microsoft has pushed out an official app to smoothen things out.

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Official Facebook app makes its way to Windows App Store

During the Microsoft Build conference held in June, Microsoft announced that an official Facebook app is coming to Windows 8 and after nearly 4 months, the official app arrives in the marketplace. Today, along with the launch of Windows 8.1, Facebook’s official app arrives in app store and it is available only for devices running Windows 8.1.

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T-Mobile expands its portfolio with new Alcatel phones

Alcatel announced quite some phones at the IFA earlier this year and now some of these phones are coming to T-Mobile. T-Mobile continues to provide budget friendly as well feature rich phones for its customers as it plans to bring some new Alcatel smartphones. The new phones that will be launching soon on T-Mobile include Alcatel One Touch Evolve, Alcatel One Touch Fierce and Samsung Galaxy Light.

Alcatel One Touch Evolve is an entry range device with a 4inch WVGA display. It is powered by a 1GHz MediaTek MTK6575 processor and has 512MB RAM.

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Sony Xperia Z1 Camera Samples

Sony Xperia Z1 is the latest flagship from Sony and it is the company’s first step towards a camera centric flagship as it houses the biggest sensor on an Android smartphone. The Xperia Z1 comes with a 20.7MP Sony G Lens sensor and brings along Sony’s own Bionz Image processor for superior image quality. Though the Sony Xperia Z1 runs on Snapdragon 800 SoC, there is no 4K video recording and you do not even get 1080p Full HD recording at 60fps which you find on LG G2 and Note 3. The front camera on the Xperia Z1 is nothing special as it is just a 2MP one which can record 1080p videos as well.

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Intex Aqua HD Camera Samples

Intex launched the Intex Aqua HD a month ago for Rs. 15,900. Intex Aqua HD comes with mid-range specifications that include a 4.7inch HD display, 1.2GHz MediaTek MT6589 Quad-Core processor, 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage and a microSD card slot. In terms of camera, it houses a 13MP auto focus camera with LED flash on the rear side and a 5MP front-facing camera.

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Amazon rumored to enter smartphone market with HTC

Rumors of an Android smartphone from Amazon have been circulating for nearly two years when Amazon first introduced Kindle Fire with heavily customized Android OS. According to people familiar with the plans, Amazon is rumored to be working with HTC to bring a smartphone to the market.

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Intex Aqua HD Photo Gallery

Intex Aqua HD was launched nearly a month back by Intex along with their flagship – Intex Aqua i7. Intex Aqua HD is a typical mid-range smartphone with a 4.7inch HD display, a quad-core processor from MediaTek, 13MP camera, 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage and a microSD card slot. Today we bring you the photo gallery of Intex Aqua HD.

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